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Gn'oncr. A. SEAVER, or NEWfroRK, NQ Y.

Letters Patent No. 77,770, dated .May 12, 1868.

IMPROVBD COTTON-BALB TIE.

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TO'ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: l v Be i't-,known that I, GEORGE A. SEAVER,of New York, in the city and county of New York, have inventedAu-certain new and useful Improvement in `Cotton-Baie Ties, and otherfastenings for similar purposes; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and'exuct description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, making a part ofthispspecication, and to the letters oi reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to the means of fastening the metallic tics whichare usually employed in heling cotton and other. similar articles andmanufactures. @The very great superiority of metallic ties over theropes formerly uscd'inbal-,ing cotton has been largely lessened bythewant otl a fastening that is simple andcheap Vin construction, 'andeasiiylapplied and unfasten'ed without beingy liable to become undone byaccident, and

which may quickly adjusted without the use cf skilled labor when thebale 1s being again pressed'or compresse( ,lasyit is styled in thebusiness. When a simple buckle is used, in which the tie is secured bybend ing the strap baok upon itself, too much space is required` inwhich to bend the loose end under, so that it may be jammed-between thesubsequently-expanded bale and the lower face of the strap. A fasteningin which the strap is inserted iirst over one projecting tongue, andthenover another, so that it lies partially over both, in=\rhichpositionI .it is jammed by being forced sharply over-the angles,requires less space for its action in f'fc'ompi-cssingff' butfit isliable to the objection that it may become displaced in stowage, by any,force which.

.'temporarilyrclievcs the strain upon the tic, causing it to slipandprobably to become nfastened when the accidental pressure isfremuved.Any tie that requires the strap to' he cut, either with a. hole in themiddle or notchesV at its edges, -manifestly requires the useof a strapthatmust be oi' undue size to permit a reduction of L its transversearea at any point, .which is the measure of the strength of the entiretie; and for a similar reason the employment of a tie, with angularcorners or edges over which the tie is required to be sharply bent, isequally objectionable; and, further, dnytie that involves the u'se ofloose pins, or detached parts, is liable to y become 'useless-by thedisplacement of the fastening.

Tho object of my invention is to make a'l tie or fastening that shallhave no sharp corners to injure the strap, and iii'to which the strapmay be' inserted after being bcntto tbe required length, and from whichit may becasily rcmorcd, shortened, and replaced, and that, finally, isnot -likely to become accidentally uni'astened.

To. accomplish this objectthe said invention, consists of an openbuckle, in to which the looped strap may be -insertedii-oin the sidowhen the buckle is raised in 'the proper position, the strap beingsubsequentlyheld safely to the buckle by a. guard, formed with one endof the round iron of which .the buckle is "made; the guard alsoserviugas a hook that may be caught in the baie to enable the strap tobe tightly drawn and bent to the required length. f 'l-lie tie can onlybecome unfastened by turningfit upat one side until-the angle of theguard coincides with the'l'o'op of the strap; and unless the buckleortie is thus turned up to the exact angle required, any mere releaseofthe strain upon thelstrap, by further compression ofthe bale instowage, has no effect upon the tie.

To enable others skilled in the arts'to which it appertains to make andLise my invention, I will prceeed'to describe its construction andoperation with reference to the drawing. A l

Figure lis a view ci` the tieand tho ends of the strap-'together inposition, and

Figur-o2 represents the same wheadetaehed, and with the ticand the looseend of the strap raised to make the fastening.

The permanent end a of the strap, extending around the bale, is securedto tbe -tie orhuckle b, by simply passing it through the tie, andbending it over the round wire of which the tipe is composed. The looseend-c ot' the strap passes sideways of the tie over the projecting end dof the tie, and underthe guard e, until it is wholly within the latter,when the tie is released and drawn out ilat by tho expansion of thebale. The projecting end of thc guard e forms a hook, that may be hookedinto the bale while the strap is being adjusted to the proper length. v

vI claim the construction of the tie or fastening,. substantially asdescribed.

GEO. A.' SEAVER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS DAY, WM. KEMBLE HALL. k

